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Ryan Fahey

Rapist who attacked deaf woman walks free from court after agreeing to marry her

A court has freed a rapist after he promised to marry his victim in a ruling rights groups say shows the justice system is allowing sexual assault.

Sex offender Dawlat Khan, 25, was initially handed a life sentence by a lower court in May for raping a woman, which resulted in her pregnancy.

His lawyer Amjad Ali said Khan and his victim were both from the same family and that the issue was resolved by relatives and community elders.

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